M3GAN 2.0 review: Horror robo-doll returns, now with convoluted storyline
The first M3gan film was a hoot. Funny, freaky and feverishly violent, Gerard Johnstone's original robo-doll horror imagined a comically absurd scenario in which a brainy roboticist (Allison Williams's Gemma) designs a demented, artificially intelligent companion for her orphan niece (Violet McGraw's Cady).
A tasty concept, and Johnstone's feature made a fortune. A sequel was inevitable, but did it need to be this complicated?
A new unkillable android has entered the arena. Say hello to Ivanna Sakhno's Amelia – another creepy self-aware threat with ulterior motives.
Originally designed for warfare, Amelia has gone rogue, and now Gemma, the conflicted Geppetto of our tale, will need to build a new body for M3gan (the lethal scoundrel from last time) to help take down the upgraded baddie.
Talk about over-egging the pudding. A crowded, convoluted farce, M3gan 2.0 lacks the depth and discipline of its predecessor and borrows shamelessly from a certain James Cameron classic (you know the one). Original ideas are non-existent, and this catastrophically stupid sci-fi brings out the worst in everyone involved. In a word? Unwatchable.
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